Television in Oman

Television in Oman. Around 48% of the households receive television on terrestrials, and 48% on satellite. There were six free-to-air channels headquartered in Oman at the end of 2011, four of these privately owned. Only 7% of households have access to pay-TV.[1]

A reform in 2004 ended the state’s monopoly on television broadcasting. The first independent TV station Majan TV launched in 2009. In 2011, Jai Hind TV was launched in Oman.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" (PDF). 2012. pp. 198–199.
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